Last evenings Opening night for The Crawford family benefit was a wonderful success.  It's just so great to give Art this kind of purpose.  Without the Non-profit gallery New Creation Arts we could not have made this happen.  What a gift.  Look at all those smiling fa...

Hey friends.... this Friday we are trying something new.  You are invited to a Benefit gallery show for the Crawford Family adoption.  It's a range of Oil and Acrylic work, and also all the critters.  Half the proceeds will be going to the Crawford fam. 

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 Whenever I'm asked about how Art Walk was, I always say it was wonderful!  Frankly, people are the total reason why I do it.  For me the greatest pleasure is watching people get so excited over some critter art they love, usually that critter has some story like the s...

 How often do we look at pictures and images in a day.  For me, this is the best kind and it's worth... priceless.  Those happy faces are why I paint, because frankly it takes a lot of time away from other things I should be taking care of, like those 4 baskets of laun...

 I am surprised my last blog post was from August.  That's terrible, but when I think back what this year has had in it, it's not really surprising.  With the return of Cancer, and some challenges after treatment it's been a year of cancer.  I HATE that it's taken that...

 Finally, an Art Walk with lovely weather and then all the lovely people were a bonus.  Honestly, you made it so enjoyable... your laughter, your dogs and puppies, your kindness your hugs. Yes hugs, from a young man who was so excited to see a sloth painting, which he...

 Adventure is a word I enjoy, and adventures I enjoy.  Well, some of them anyway.  Last year I was diagnosed with breast cancer and to our surprise it returned almost exactly a year later.  This adventure I do not enjoy! There are some things different t...

  Finally I'm back to feeling like painting so I've been doing a few things.  This past week someone got in touch with me that I'd met at the Art Walk and asked me to paint their Furbaby.  I LOVE how this one turned out and frankly it was hard to say good bye to it.  W...